Butter-worker



(No Model.)

A. J. SNIDER & s. B. BAIR.

BUTTER WORKER.

No. 247,702. mentd s 27,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN J. SNIDER AND SILAS B. BAIR, OF KEOTA, IOWA.

BUTTER-WORKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,702, datedSeptember 2'7, 1881.

Application filed February 23, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ALLEN J. 'SNIDERandSILAS B. BAIR, of Keota, in the county of Keokuk, and in the State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inbutter-Workers; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in butter-workers; and ithas forits objects to provide an apparatus by means ofwhich a mass orbody of butter may be thoroughly worked and the water allowed to escapetherefrom. These objects we attain by the-apparatus and mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fignre l-representsaside elevation of our improved apparatus; and Fig. 2 represents atransverse vertical sectional view of the apparatus.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates the base of the apparatus, whichis provided with the vertical standards B, in which the crankshaft O,which operates the workers or press ers, is journaled.

The letter D indicates the Workers or pressers, which consist oftransverse bars secured to the vertically-reciprocating bars E, whichare arranged to reciprocate in the horizontal guide-bars F, secured tothe standards B. The

said reciprocating bars are connected with the cranks on the shaft bymeans of the links H, the cranks being so arranged as to reciprocate thesaid bars alternately. The crank-shaft is provided witha fly-wheel, I,and band-pulley (No model.)

he applied to operate the workers, and also with a winch at one end, bywhich the appaparntus may be worked by hand. The work ers or pressers ateach side are corrugated on their lower faces, and the intermediate oneis beveled on its lower face, as shown.

The letter M indicates the butter receptacle, which consists of aninclined open rectangular K, by means of the latter of which power may Ibox mounted upon suitable legs,which elevate it to' the proper position.At the lower side of the box is a longitudinalaperture, N, for theescape of water. The pressers have the same inclination as the bottom ofthe box. The legs are provided with grooved rollers P, which set .uponthe rails It, whereby the box may be moved back and forth, so that thewhole mass of butter may be thoroughly worked.

Having'thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- In combination with the frame B and baseA, the crank-shaft (3, links H, reciprocating bars E, guides F, workersD, the table M, having an inclined bottom and opening N, and mounted onflanged rollers P, adapted to travel on rails secured to the base A, thewhole arranged to operate substantially in the manner specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 7th day of February, 1881.

v A. J. SNIDER.

' S. B. BAIR. Witnesses:

ALEXIS GREEN,

FRANK BRICE.

